Wichita KS

(KNZA)--A Wichita man died from what authorities describe as a self-inflicted gunshot wound near Prairie Lake late Thursday night, following an earlier vehicle pursuit through northeastern Jackson County. Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse identifies the man as 44-year-old Alden Ray Stein. Morse says the incident began a

GODDARD, Kan. (KWCH) - Jim Burkhart got his Kinsley High School class ring during his junior year, as part of the class of 1973. “When I went to town or events, I always had my ring on,” Jim said. On a winter day in 1973, he was at Dodge...

A man pleaded guilty on Friday in connection with a deadly crash that occurred in March 2025 near Equity Bank Park.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita police are investigating a shooting in north Wichita. WPD said officers responded to a gunshot detection in the area of west 25th Street and north Wellington Place on Friday evening. Shortly afterwards, police received a call reporting a shooting. One teen was taken to the...

A Kansas woman helping a crash victim Thursday afternoon was killed when a pickup hit her.

AUGUSTA, Kan. (KAKE) — A Wichita man known on social media as "Old Man" has raised community concerns following reports that he approached children while wearing costumes on an electric scooter and allegedly threatened online to show up at local schools nude. The man’s YouTube account, “GorillaSantaKS,” posts 360-degre

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A man already facing a charge of first-degree murder in a deadly shooting in downtown Wichita appeared before a judge again, this time in connection with a deadly 2024 shooting. Kevin Buggs is now charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Ronnie Wallace. Wallace...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita Habitat for Humanity held a special event on Thursday for its Pope Leo Village. Representatives from the Catholic Diocese of Wichita came out to officially bless the ground for neighborhood located at 26th and Ash. The newly blessed site is part of a larger national...

Despite the physical challenges, he is motivated to replicate the heroic efforts of the Fire Department of the City of New York on that fateful day.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Update: The victim has been pronounced dead. Police are asking people to avoid the area while they investigate the scene. A man has suffered very critical injuries after being struck by a vehicle in southwest Wichita. Sedgwick County dispatchers confirm the vehicle versus pedestrian accident happ